Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 142053.015 - Employee receives finger amputation when headache ball strik

Accident Summary Nr: 142053.015 -- Report ID: 0521700 -- Event Date: 12/08/2021
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1569376.015	12/13/2021		238120	Area Erectors, Inc.

Abstract: At 12:00 p.m. on December 8, 2021, an employee and coworker worked to install I-beam trusses using a headache ball on a crane to push them into place. The employee attempted to center the beam as the coworker held the headache ball in preparation to manually swing it. As the employee made a final adjustment to the beam, the coworker swung and released the headache ball which struck the employee's right hand on the index finger. The employee received an amputation injury to the finger and was taken to the hospital and admitted for treatment.

Keywords: Adjust, Amputation, Crane, Finger, Hand, Headache Ball, Installing, Steel Beam, Struck By, Truss

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Commercial building		New project or new addition				15

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	1569376.015	19	M	Hospitalized injury		Strctural Iron /& Steel Worker	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Other Activities-Installing Ornamental And Archite Fatality Cause:

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